419 scam: "IIB BANK USA"<pp.bbb2010@hotmail.com> YOUR TRANSFER COMPLETED

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "IIB BANK USA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <payment22@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:23:52 -0700
Subject: YOUR TRANSFER COMPLETED

FINAL FUNDS TRANSMISSION.

IIB BANK USA

c/o IMG 304 Park Ave. South

Penthouse North

New York, NY 10010

USA

Customers Service Hours / Monday To Saturday

Office Hours Monday to Saturday:

Re:-Fund Transfer Notice. FROM IIB BANK USA

Attn: Beneficiary

This is to notify you that your over delayed inheritance fund valued at

USD$6.5Million has been finally released to your nominated bank

account yesterday which was in accordance with instruction from the

Federal Reserve Bank UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

TRANSFER DETAILS ACCOUNT.

Beneficiary: Dianna Thomas Haley

Bank: Wes Corp Federal Credit Union

Bank City & State: Pomona, California

Routing/Transit # (ABA#): 122041219

Account Number: 321178093

Bank Address: 951 Central Avenue, Tracy California 95376

Bank Mailing Address: Tracy FCU Administration

P.O. Box 1147 Tracy, California 95378-1147

Above is the account already credited with the said sum? Please confirm

receipt of this information for record purposes and contact your bank

for actualization of transfer(Transfer Validity 48hrs).

Congratulations.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Mr. George Awad

Director Foreign Remittance

Head Of Remittance Operations.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam